New Jersey vs. Dallas

                                                                                         

Devils -140 vs. Stars

A rematch of the 2000 Stanley Cup Final matches the Dallas Stars and New Jersey Devils. The Devils claimed the Stanley Cup in six games in that series and will play host to the Stars tonight at the Prudential Center.

The Stars skate into this contest with a disappointing 2-3-1 record after reaching the Conference finals last spring. In their last contest, the Stars were victorious 2-1 at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers and hope for more of the same as they visit the Devils (4-1-0-0). The win in Manhattan snapped the Stars two game losing streak. Dallas goalie Marty Turco looked to return to form against New York. Turco made a mistake early as Markus Naslan fired one behind the net minder only 58 seconds into Monday's game. Turco then shut down the Rangers' high octane offense by stopping 28 shots. This was an improvement on Turco's astronomical 4.70 goals against average entering Monday night.

The Devils have old, reliable Martin Brodeur as their goalie and continue to reap the rewards. Brodeur has played all of New Jerseys' five games and has lost only one of those contests. He boasts an anemic 1.56 GAA, including a 4-3 shootout victory, in which Brodeur stopped all shots before him, over the Capitals Saturday night. The Devils will be one man down for the next three to four weeks when Bobby Holik broke his pinkie in the Washington game. Meanwhile news on Brian Rolston is better after being injured in last Thursday's 1-0 win in Atlanta. X-rays were negative on Rolston's sprained ankle and is currently day-to-day.

Since the 2000 Cup Final, the Devils lead the series 5-2-0.

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